| Show P f j A II f n PUSHING FM'S first cancer Radio Radio- Radio Than Thon to completion are I to r rj Kalvin Pike in charge of the board Larry Dean newest member at Marie Godfrey Uintah Unit president I Margaret Hemmert radio station manager and Bob Pike operations director and main cog in inthe inthe inthe the Radio Radio- Radio Thon Thon wheel On fin the air April 15 cancer thon radio-thon Something new is about t to ha happen Ien on on I Ithe the air for the Uintah Basin FM on the dial and the American Cancer Society are sponsoring sponsoring spon spon- their first FM AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RADIO RADIO THON THON which will start at 9 am a.m. and last until 9 pm p.m. April 15 TilE THE PURPOSE of the RADIO THON mON according to Marie L L. L Godfrey Uintah Unit President for the American Cancer Society is to raise money in inthe inthe inthe the Uintah area for the ACS This should be a fun and more personal way for everyone to get involved in this community activity Bob Pike Operations Dir Director for KYEL noted Well We be taking d donations nations over the phone all day People can call up and pledge any amount they want and in return the donator can make a request of a song or have one of personalities air-personalities sing if its it's possible we well we'll try itt Along with taking requests the JAN FM FM AMER A CANCER SOCIETY THON RADIO will also be auctioning off ocr new merchandise throughout the day to help raise as much money as possible Donations will also be accepted at a special Donation Center set up in the down town area for the business community and shoppers who wont won't benear be benear benear near a phone TilE THE RADIO Thon Thon will hopefully raise alot of money Mrs Godfrey who has lived in Vernal since 1972 remarked at this point we would like to get just 45 cents a person in the Uintah Basin this would average out to around total Throughout the day FM will willbe willbe willbe be having prominent community leaders and state representatives from the American Cancer Society talking to w listeners about the importance and duties of the American Cancer Society Pike who came up with the RADIO THON idea smiled a lot of the business community in Vernal and Roosevelt are behind the ACS RADIO RADIO THON THON with full support and backing SOME SOl OF the sponsors in Vernal are AL Home Furnishings Basin Flying Wards Turner Lumber HR Block Fashions Vernal Mine Co Vernal Motor Marina Blue Mountain Rock Gem Uintah Sad Sad- Basin Auto Uintah Rexall Drug Martinsen Supply Desert Federal Savings Superior Tire Service Insurance Insurance Insurance In In- BLI Trailers Aspen Photos Vernal Office Supply Sunset Autos Walker Bank Garden Gate Floral Hasty Pawn Mr S. S McCabe Realty and Person to Person The business community in Roosevelt are also giving their support with such sponsors as G L Chevrolet Modern Modem Drug High Valley Nursery Roosevelt Equipment Co Homes Everett Equipment LL Motor and Richards Ice Cream AMERICAN The FM CANCER SOCIETY THON RADIO telephone numbers to call and make mak dona donations and andl A A. Atoll Atoll toll free number has been set for donators in the Roosevelt area The whole staff of will be on hand to help with the worthwhile community project Larry Dean a newcomer to the community is Isa acting ti tig g Public Information Specialist Kalvin Pike will be operating the control board Joe Welch FM personality air-personality and Denny Dieringer AM air- air personality will be on hand to fill out the donators request ALONG WITH the crew of and the volunteers of the American Cancer Society the Uintah High School Broadcasting Club will be giving their time by helping answer telephone calls finding request records and picking up donations On the air and in the streets the FM AMERICAN FM AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RADIO RADIO THON THON will hopefully get the full Cull support of the people in the Uintah Basin area this April 15 starting at 9 am a.m. on rM 11 |
